Window



F. P. FOX

June 29, 193 7.

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June 29, 193 7.

WINDOW Filed Oct. 19, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 #9 ATTORNEYS Patented June29, 1937 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFEQE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to a novel type of deco-- rative device, and moreparticularly, to a new type of conservatory situated in an openin formedin the outside wall of a room and preferably constructed so that it canbe turned to face the plants either toward the interior of the room ortoward the outside, without disturbing the arrangement of the plants ona base which carries them.

It has been proposed to attach a conservatory to the window of a room sothat it hangs outside of the plane of the window, but such constructionshave been not only awkward to handle but unsightly in appearance,requiring a complete rearrangement of the individual plants or flowersin order to secure variety, or the complete removal of cumbersomeframes.

A feature of the present invention accordingly resides in providing adevice of the character indicated which can be readily assembled with anopening in the outside wall of a room, and which is adapted to receiveflowers, plants, or the like, and to be readily rotated or shifted intodifferent positions for exposing different sides of decorations to theroom and to the outside, all without the need for disturbing an artisticor attractive arrangement of the plants or fiowers with respect -to oneanother.

A more specific and preferred feature of the present invention residesin providing such a device which is rotatable on a pivot and which is atone and the same time reasonably simple and inexpensive to build,attractive in appearance, and weatherproof.

Still another feature of the invention lies in the provision of aconservatory in a bay window, the portion of the conservatory in whichthe plants are housed being rotatable, and the construction being suchas to enable rotation at any "time without complicated adjustments,affording a weather tight arrangement, and being capable of admittingsuch air and moisture as the plants may require.

Other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will inpart be pointed out and in part become apparent in connection with thefollowing detailed description of certain forms of construction inaccordance with the present im provement, reference being had totheaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of construction;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section a modified form of construction;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the top of the construction shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, on reduced scale, of the device shown inFigs. 2 and 3, assembled with a wall opening;

taken through Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of device;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6-45 of Fig. 1, lookingin the direction of the arrows;

Fig. '7 is a modified form of the construction shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a preferred form of the invention;

Fig. 9 is a horizontal section taken through the upper portioh of Fig.8;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section taken on the lines l0lil of Fig. 9; and

Fig. 11 is a horizontal section through the lower portion of amodification of the construction shown in Figs. 8-10.

Referring first to Figs. 2, 3, and 4, there is shown a frame II set intoa wall in any suitable manner, and carrying therewith through hinges l2and [3 a suitable container Ill pivoted on a vertical rod I4 supportedon pivot [5. An inner frame IB is carried by the hinges I2, [3 so thatwhile the container l0 may rotate the inner frame it may swing on thehinges. The inner frame 18 is of any convenient shape and may or may notclosely surround the container 1 0, which latter may be formed ofsuitable metal and glass construction having a wire mesh top, ifdesired, to admit airand moisture to the interior of the container. Thecontainer l0 may be made in sections and some of the sections may behinged as at 22, 23 for opening to permit plants to be inserted. Alatch, indicated diagrammatically at 20, may be provided, if desired,and slots or other openings 24 and cooperate with the screens in the topto allow air movement within or through the container. A bird cage 26and a fish bowl 2'! may be added in case a touch of animal life iswanted. The fishbowl always operates to provide moisture for the plants.In the metal construction part of the container, joints it are providedfor receiving the glass or screen or other construction.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 6, there is shown a modified form ofconstruction in which the container designated in these figures as 35 issomewhat fore-shortened. It is carried by supports 36, of any suitableshape, having a rectangular frame 31 secured thereto for receiving arubber or other flexible weather stripping material 32 adapted tosurround the container and flex into grooves 50. The container may havea screen 39 in the top and may be pivoted as at 33, having a suitablenumber of trap doors 43 and 4t, hinged at 44 and 45.

The upper part of the frame may receive a glass pane or the like, andthe side walls of the container are also preferably of glass. When thecontainer is revolved, the rubber fiaps into 25 may be included togrooves 5|! making the device watertight, since the rubber and groovesare applied to top and bottom of the container as well as at the sides.

In Fig. 6, certain details are shown, to wit, a pivot block 80, rod 3!,rotatable base 82, corner brackets 83, 84, glass panels 85, washers 86,8'! and metal frame pieces 38. These details may vary as will beapparent to metal workers and builders.

In Fig. '7 the device is hexagonal instead of circular, though otherwisejust like Fig. 1. It will be understood that the shape might bequadrilateral or any other shape having an even number of corners forengaging the weather stripping. As in Fig. 1, standards Si, 52 supportframe 53 and in turn box having panels ll-l't, one or more of which ishinged for opening. Rod 54 is carried in pivot 55 for supporting theunit for rotation. Suitable screens may be used where required, as at5ESl. Grooves 6559 are used as above described.

Referring to Figs. 8-10, there is shown a closed, hexagonal bay window96, mounted on a floor 8! which is preferably open in the center andsupported in any convenient manner on the building. This floor 9! may beclosed in the center for various types of structures. The entire baywindow is mounted on a circular, U-shaped device 92 which overliesflange 93 and thus makes the bottom weather-tight. The side edges 94maybe Weather-proofed, as previously described, and so may the top edgesQ5. The base of the bay window may be of a box form 96 of any convenienttype. If desired the box form may be constructed to support parts of theclosed window and to receive dirt for the plants to grow in. It isdesired that the box form 96 shall fit or overlie the device 92. In theform. shown in Figs. 8, 9, and the whole window rotates.

In Fig. 11 the bay window 97 is open at the inside, and a turn table 98is constructed so as to extend into the room beyond the inner edge ofthe window. The bottoms of panels 5? may have rubber or the likeattached to bear against the turntable and keep water out. A container99, smaller than the window, is mounted on the turntable within thewindow and rotates with the former. The container thus lies partlywithin and partly without the building line.

It will thus be appreciated that there is provided a simple,inexpensive, decorative, rotatable, bay-window conservatory whichenables plants, flowers, or the like, to be turned so as to face indifferent directions, with part of the conservatory inside and partoutside of the wall of the building, all without the need forindividually rearranging the plants or flowers, and without sending forthe handyman about the place to accomplish the change.

The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms ofdescription and not of limitation, and there is no intention, in the useof such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of thefeatures shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognizedthat various modifications are possible within the scope of theinvention claimed.

I claim:

1. In a bay window having a glass lying outside the-building wall, arotatable platform lying close to said glass and partly outside thebuilding, a container for plants and the like, and means toweather-proof the construction.

2. In a bay window construction, a closed polygonal, glass conservatory,means to support the same for rotation partly inside and partly outsidethe building wall, and means to weatherproof the conservatory withrespect to the walls of the building.

3. A conservatory comprising a container hav ing glass walls, means tomount said container partly inside and partly outside a building wall,means to enable said container to be rotated, and grooves andcooperating flexible strips carried by said container and cooperatingportions of the construction for weather-proofing the same.

4. A conservatory adapted to receive plants or the like comprising, aframe adapted to be permanently placed in a window, a conservatorystructure pivotally mounted on said frame and having a weather-proofcontact with said frame, said conservatory being enclosed and havingparts thereof which extend into a room on the room side of said frameand parts thereof extending outside of said frame and exterior of thebuilding line, said conservatory being constructed to move in itsassembly so that the part thereof extending outside of the building linemay be moved into the room and the room part of the conservatory movedto a position outside of the building line of the window.

5. A conservatory adapted to receive plants or the like comprising, awindow frame structure permanently fastened in a window, a second framepivotally attached to the first frame and having weather-proofengagement therewith, and a conservatory mounted in the second frame inweather-proof relation therewith, said conservatory being pivotallymounted so as to rotate in said second frame and thereby allow theplants mounted in said conservatory to be moved exterior of the frameand outside of the building line of a house in which the conservatory ismounted and allow other of the plants to be moved to the interior of thehouse in which the frame is mounted.

FREDERICK P. FOX.

